diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 03725fbed64..d77078a9773 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ spec:
                     cpu: 500m
                     memory: 4Gi
                   requests:
-                    cpu: 500m
+                    cpu: 150m
                     memory: 256Mi
                 securityContext:
                   allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 4274a93e43b..1fcac966f7f 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
             cpu: 500m
             memory: 4Gi
           requests:
-            cpu: 500m
+            cpu: 150m
             memory: 256Mi
       serviceAccountName: controller-manager
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10